PROJECT MANAGER/COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE MONGOLIA (M/F)

Job description

Under the hierarchical management and with the support of the Central Asia Regional Director, the Project Manager/Country Representative will be in charge of declining and rolling out Geres regional strategy at national level with the programme team. She/he will represent Geres in-country, lead fundraising efforts and oversee all projects/programmes in cooperation with managers and Finance and Admin department. She/he will ensure compliance, quality of implementation, monitoring and reporting.



She/he will directly lead the SWITCH Asia SOAP as Project Manager, with the operational support of the Deputy Project Manager. She/he will further mentor and accompany the professional growth of the deputy. She/he will specifically be defining relevant objectives and ensuring their achievement, through proper project cycle management, efficient financial management & smooth consortium management



Additionally, she/he will specifically support and coach the FSP-I project manager by overseeing PCM, representation towards donor and ensuring the quality & impact of the respective programmes.

She/He will work in close coordination with Financial Controller and key subject matters experts based in HQ. She/he will liaise with donors, partners, the NGO and IO networks and coordinate Geres communication and advocacy towards national and local authorities.



As Switch-Asia SOAP Project Manager:

1/Lead and animate the country strategy in coherence with Geres Regional Strategy

2/Fundraising & project/programme portfolio development in coherence with the country strategy

3/Representation of Geres amongst key stakeholders in-country and with the support of the Regional Director



Ensure that project managers report to the HQ Admin/Finance department in timely manner As Mongolia Country Representative:



1/Lead and animate the country strategy in coherence with Geres Regional Strategy

2/Fundraising & project/programme portfolio development in coherence with the country strategy

3/Representation of Geres amongst key stakeholders in-country and with the support of the Regional Director

4/Supervision of human resources, administration & finance

5/Project portfolio supervision

6/Management and animation of the team

7/Management of partnerships

8/Management of in-country Security



Please consult the job description on our website for details of the tasks involved.

Desired profile

Education

- A Master's Degree, preferably in Economics, Development, Engineering, Energy or Environmental studies or equivalent experience (required)



Experience

- 4 year-minimum experience as a project manager with progressive inclusion of management responsibilities in the international development sector (required)

- Previous experience in managing and coordinating a multi-partner project (required)

- Previous experience in value chain project, support to local entrepreneurship and finance sector (required)

- Previous experience as a project manager in initiatives in support to local entrepreneurship (appreciated)

- Experience managing medium sized grants for a recognised international donor (EU, AFD, SDC, USAID, etc.) (appreciated)

- Experience in running consortia and managing partnerships(appreciated)Previous experience in Mongolia/post-Soviet country (an asset)



Required skills:

- Proficiency in Project Cycle Management, Logical Framework Development, Theory of change, M&E systems

- Excellent project writing/formulation and reporting skills (proven track record is an asset)

- Negotiation and diplomatic skills with high-level governmental/institutional relationships

- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to establish contact with people from different background and cultures

- Fluency in English both written and spoken

- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite



Appreciated skills:

- Capacity to coach, mentor and build capacities of national colleague(s)

- Organisation and attention to detail especially in meeting deadlines

- Conversant with energy, climate change questions

- Working knowledge of gender principles and main applied tools in the development sector

- Advanced knowledge of French both written and spoken



Skills that would be an asset:

- Proven knowledge of energy-climate nexus in developing countries, in particular related to energy efficiency/access to energy/renewable energies

- Working Knowledge of Mongolian language



Please consult the job description on our website for details of the conditions.

About GERES

CONTEXT

Would you like to work on projects that make sense and have a real impact? Do you want to work towards a fair and sustainable energy transition? Then join us!

Set up in 1976, Geres is a French based international development NGO which works to improve the living conditions of the poorest and tackle climate change and its impacts. As a grassroots actor, Geres considers the energy transition as a major lever in all its actions. In order to drive societal change, Geres promotes the development and dissemination of innovative and local solutions, supports climate-energy policies and actions and encourages everyone to commit to Climate Solidarity by taking action and supporting vulnerable populations.



In Central Asia, Geres has been working mainly in the sphere of energy poverty and access thereof, energy efficiency in building, bioclimatic solutions in the agricultural sector & overall better (natural) resource management, following as much as possible inclusive market-based approaches and access to finance.



In Mongolia, Geres has a permanent representation office since 2010 and been working consistently in the fields of bioclimatic solutions (solar passive greenhouses and cellars) for the small-scale agriculture sector and in building energy efficiency (thermal retrofitting of individual houses in ger districts but also public buildings) in Ulaanbaatar but also Khentiy and Arkhangai provinces.